Once you decide that you want to share your databases using FileMaker Server,…you must then decide which of the two FileMaker server products are going to be right for you.…First there's FileMaker Server.…FileMaker Server allows you to host 125 files at once and provide data access…for up to 250 clients.…You can schedule automated backups and even do custom web publishing with PHP or XML.…You can also gather all sorts of information about the users and the databases…that are being hosted on server and then even automate the running of certain…FileMaker scripts or even some operating system level scripts.…

The main reason that you would go with any version of FileMaker Server is…because you really get significantly better performance out of your databases…when they're being shared.…Now currently, at the time that we're recording this, FileMaker Server 12…runs at a cost of $999.…Keep in mind there are organizations out there that will allow you to host…your database on a shared server that doesn't require that you buy a license…

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3/19/2013

Learn advanced FileMaker Pro development techniques to help you take your databases to the next level. In this course, author and FileMaker database expert Cris Ippolite walks you through how to secure your databases; share your databases on the web or network; and create intermediate scripts, calculations, and reports. The course also discusses using the Web Viewer to extend your databases, and more.

Topics include:

Managing access to your database

Parsing text with calculation functions

Using calculations in field validation and auto enter options

Creating nested subsummary and crosstab reports

Creating user-driven and multi-criteria relationships

Working with intermediate script techniques

Extending Web Viewer using HTML5 and data URLs

Sharing databases on a network using FileMaker Server

Publishing your databases to the web using the Instant Web Publishing or PHP